Virgin Holidays Limited is a company within Sir Richard Branson's
Virgin Group, headquartered in "The Galleria" in
Crawley,
West Sussex. The company was formed in 1985, a year after the successful launch of
Virgin Atlantic Airways in June 1984. Initially selling seats on Virgin Atlantic routes to
New York,
Miami and
Orlando the company has grown to become one of the largest and most successful long-haul scheduled tour operators in the UK.